'DEN' definitions:

Definition of 'den'

(from WordNet)
noun
The habitation of wild animals [syn: lair, den]
noun
A hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws [syn: hideout, hideaway, den]
noun
A unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
noun
A room that is comfortable and secluded

Definition of 'Den'

From: GCIDE
  • Den \Den\ (d[e^]n), n. [AS. denn; perh. akin to G. tenne floor, thrashing floor, and to AS. denu valley.]
  • 1. A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter or concealment; as, a lion's den; a den of robbers. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A squalid place of resort; a wretched dwelling place; a haunt; as, a den of vice. "Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of great capitals." --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • 4. [AS. denu.] A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. & Scotch] --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Den'

From: GCIDE
  • Den \Den\, v. i. To live in, or as in, a den. [1913 Webster]
  • The sluggish salvages that den below. --G. Fletcher. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'den'

From: Easton
  • Den a lair of wild beasts (Ps. 10:9; 104:22; Job 37:8); the hole of a venomous reptile (Isa. 11:8); a recess for secrecy "in dens and caves of the earth" (Heb. 11:38); a resort of thieves (Matt. 21:13; Mark 11:17). Daniel was cast into "the den of lions" (Dan. 6:16, 17). Some recent discoveries among the ruins of Babylon have brought to light the fact that the practice of punishing offenders against the law by throwing them into a den of lions was common.

Acronyms for 'den'

From: V.E.R.A.
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